Eldorado Scioto Downs held the first Ohio Sires Stakes races of the year and Virgil Morgan, Jr. took three of the four divisions for 3-year-old filly pacers and trotters. Dream Something was the lone OHSS winner not trained by Morgan as she continued her win streak at Scioto making it two in a row, in a new lifetime mark of 1:53.3.
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Louisville GB crushes in Big M feature
Using a powerful late kick, Louisville GB continued her winning ways Friday (May 16) night at The Meadowlands, taking the $17,500 feature, a TrackMaster 89.4 for fillies and mares on the pace.
Favorites prevail in series final at Hoosier Park
A pair of $25,000 Series Finals highlighted a rain-soaked and weather plagued Friday (May 16) night at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with Classical Jane and On To Norway delivering dominant performances as heavy favorites in each. Later on the card, 2024 Breeders Crown champion Coach Stefanos scored his first victory of the year in the $22,000 Open Pace.
Bath Bomb, Women Layer sweep KYSS at Oak Grove
Favorites Bath Bomb and Women Layer successfully scored sweeps of the Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) series with wins in their respective $100,000 finals on the Sunday (May 11) card at Oak Grove, which featured four $100,000 KYSS finals for 4-year-olds.
Don’tmesswithles scores sixth seasonal win
Walter Birney Jr.’s Don’tmesswithles used a sustained uncovered grind through the final five-sixteenths of a 1:50 mile to reel in 6-5 favorite Sheer Terror in Sunday afternoon’s (May 11) $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway, scoring his sixth win of the season in the act.
Herschberger sweeps features at Philly
Driver Mark Herschberger won both of the feature races on Sunday (May 11) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, taking totally different routes to the winners circle while working his way into the local sulky top ten.
Steve Wetzel, 2021 “Own a Horse for a Day” Contest Winner, is now leading trainer at Shenandoah Downs
Woodstock, VA — Former VHHA “Own a Horse for a Day” promotional contest winner and local resident Steve Wetzel — now an actual harness owner and trainer — won four races at…
Hunting Zone wins feature at Tioga
Hunting Zone (Tyler Miller) takes the featured $11,000 pace at Tioga Downs on Sunday (May 11).
Boyd, Miller grand slam at Tioga
Braxten Boyd and Tyler Miller recorded driving grand slams at Tioga Downs on Sunday (May 4).
Hemsworth N decisions Mad Max at Philly
Hemsworth N and Mad Max Hanover were the two horses assigned the outermost starting slots in the $15,000 fast-class handicap pace Sunday (May 4) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, and they backed the Race Office’s judgment, as the Sweet Lou gelding Hemsworth N just held together over Mad Max Hanover by a head in 1:50.4 over “good” going.